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OCTOBER 14, 1863: Winifred Sweet was born in Chilton, Wisconsin. She is remembered under the pen-name Annie Laurie as being a well-respected journalist for the San Francisco Examiner.

OCTOBER 14, 1863: Winifred Sweet was born in Chilton, Wisconsin. She is remembered under the pen-name Annie Laurie as being a well-respected journalist for the San Francisco Examiner.

Winifred Sweet was born in 1863 to a Civil War general. She grew up on a farm on the outskirts of Chicago, attending private schools…

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SEPTEMBER 30, 1850: Jane Lanthrop married Leland Stanford in Albany, New York. Both husband and wife would play important roles in San Francisco history, with Jane Stanford’s death still an unsolved murder.

SEPTEMBER 30, 1850: Jane Lanthrop married Leland Stanford in Albany, New York. Both husband and wife would play important roles in San Francisco history, with Jane Stanford’s death still an unsolved murder.

Most San Franciscans know the story of Leland Stanford. He opened up a mercantile store in Sacramento with his brothers during the Gold Rush, once…

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